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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1996
Filed:
May. 08, 1995
Larry Vargas, Riverside, CA (US);
Darrell L James, Corona, CA (US);
Hartwell Corporation, Placentia, CA (US);
Abstract
A collapsible strut for connection between a first member and a second member mounted on the first member. The strut includes first and second telescoping elements movable between a collapsed position and an extended position, a catch pivotally mounted on the first element and being moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position, a spring interengaging the catch and first element for urging the catch to the locked position, a detent interengaging the catch and first element for maintaining the catch in the unlocked position, a pin carried on the catch and engageable with a notch of the second element for locking the elements in the extended position, with the catch moving the pin out of engagement with the second element when pivoted to the unlocked position permitting movement of the second element from the extended position to the collapsed position, and a ramp on the second element and engageable with the catch for moving it out of the unlocked position when the second element arrives at the closed position.